Monthly Archives: April 2001

Washington Post: Credit Firm Told to Stop Selling Data . The U.S. Court of Appeals ruling on Friday means that Trans Union Corp. — which maintains extensive files on almost 200 million adults — will be prohibited from using credit … Continue reading →

Mercury News: Cisco’s outlook goes from bleak to bleaker. Chief Executive John Chambers compared the industry’s decline to a 100-year flood. “Candidly, we never built models to anticipate this magnitude,” he said. “This may be the fastest any industry our … Continue reading →

The Register: Apple lawyers attack MacOS 8.x skinning code. Apple wants to prevent the code being used to make MacOS 9 look and feel like MacOS X’s Aqua UI. Presumably, it feels they won’t then buy MacOS X and upgrade … Continue reading →

David Moats of the Rutland (Vermont) Herald won a Pulitzer Prize today for editorial writing. I cannot think of a more deserving winner of my profession’s highest honor. David hired me for my first full-time job in journalism. He and … Continue reading →

Just look at the list of problems at the invaluable Macintouch site. This thing isn’t ready for prime time — unless you’re a tinkerer who just loves to debug software. Comments

Paying taxes is nobody’s favorite activity. I just wrote a large check to the IRS and state tax department. But I favor the graduated income tax, because it recognizes that those who make more can afford to pay more. When … Continue reading →

Those who wonder if Silicon Valley’s economy is about to implode entirely should note the the Mercury News’ annual Silicon Valley 150 survey. While there’s quite a hangover from the party, the top companies in the valley remain basically healthy … Continue reading →

PC World: Iomega Ends Legal Battle With Rebate Offer. While the vendor denied any problems with its products, it agreed to settle the lawsuit filed in a Delaware district court by paying its opponents’ court fees of $4.7 million, donating … Continue reading →

Mercury News: Bush to put medical-data privacy rules into effect — with changes. The announcement is a victory for consumer groups that have complained that sensitive medical information could be sold or used without a person’s consent. The Bush administration … Continue reading →

Wall Street Journal: FBI turns to private sector for data. ChoicePoint and its rivals specialize in doing what the law discourages the government from doing on its own — culling, sorting and packaging data on individuals from scores of sources, … Continue reading →